10 Jan 2015

An activist, trying to jump the barricade; and (right)
activists staging a protest march in front of ashram on Friday | k ramesh

PUDUCHERRY:
Around 70 activists belonging to twenty organisations led by G Sugumaran of
Federation for People’s Rights were arrested for attempting to picket Sri
Aurobindo Ashram on Friday.

The
agitation was staged to demand the ashram be brought under the control of the
territorial administration and an IAS officer be appointed as administrator.
The protestors also sought re-admission for the expelled sisters who survived
the suicide attempt and compensation of `5 lakhs to the family for the death of
the two sisters and their mother. Alleging several irregularities in
functioning of the Ashram, the activists demanded judicial probe.

The
volunteers assembled in front of the Head Post Office (HPO) from where they
went on a procession through Gingee Salai and proceeded towards the Ashram and
were stopped by the police. They shouted slogans condemning criticized the
government for failing to take action.

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